PNP Club Update Includes Upcoming Lunch and Learns, Panel at Symposium on Feb. 9th

ADOPT-A-FAMILY

The Public and Nonprofit Management Club continued the annual tradition of sponsoring a school-wide Adopt-A-Family initiative for the Salvation Army this holiday season. With the support of many clubs, departments and individuals, BU sponsored 22 families (a new record). The PNP Club raised $1000 for its own family through bake sales, a potluck dinner, and raffle.

LINK DAY

Hosted by the Public and Nonprofit Management Club, Link Day is a student-run consulting event that matches Boston-area nonprofit organizations with teams of Boston University MBA students and faculty to solve a specific organizational challenge. Link Day 2008 will take place on February 22^nd, 2008, with the goal of working with ten nonprofit organizations. A consulting team comprised of 4-5 current MBA students and a faculty advisor works with representatives from the participating organization. Since its founding in 2001, Link Day has served over thirty nonprofit organizations, with over 100 MBA students gaining real-world experience while giving back to the local community.

This year’s Link Day Committee is committed to increasing the number of nonprofit agencies that may attend. Expanding Link Day will allow B.U. to have an even more significant impact on the community while also giving more students the opportunity to gain hands-on consulting experience. The committee is looking for individuals or companies that would consider sponsoring a Link Day team at a cost of $500 per team. Link Day affords its sponsors the opportunity to directly impact the local nonprofit community, as well as a day of free advertising and networking at the event itself.

To learn more about becoming a Link Day sponsor, please contact event co-chairs Meghan Blute-Nelson (mbnelson@bu.edu ) and Taline Lorensian (talineL@bu.edu).

LUNCH & LEARNS

The Public and Nonprofit Management Club is looking forward to hosting monthly Lunch & Learns during the Spring Semester to help continue to connect alumni and students. Please email Karine at karinemc@bu.edu for more information. This semester's Lunch and Learn dates are February 5th, March 18th and April 1st.

February 5 -
Nonprofit Consulting, Karen Horwitz '06, Common Impact

March 18 -
Corporate Philanthrophy, Speaker TBD

April 1 -
Clean Energy, Speaker TBD

SYMPOSIUM

The 8^th Annual MBA Symposium will take place on Saturday, February 9^th, 2008. This year’s theme is Managing Change in a Dynamic World. Keynote speakers are Jon L. Luther, Chairman and CEO of Dunkin’ Brands and Anne Finucane, Chief Marketing Officer and Northeast President of Bank of America. The Public and Nonprofit Management Club is organizing a panel on International Development. Please visit http://www.bumbasymposium.com/ for more information and to purchase tickets.